Improvement in combined skirt and hose-supporters



l a full, clear, and exact description of the i am MARIA J. FOSS", OFCHARLESTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS.

Lette/rs Pate/nt No.`83,146, dated October 20, 1868. I

IMPROVEMENT IN CO-MBINED SKIRT .AND HOSE-SUPPORTERS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letten Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MARIA J. Foss, ofCharlestown, in the county of Middlesex, and Commonwealth ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and use-1 ful Improvements inCombined Skirt and Hose-Supporters; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is same, reference being had' to the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure 1 represents a perspective -viewvoi' my-combined skirt andhose-supporter, and

Figure 2 represents a top or plan view of the article, with thehose-supporter swung out laterally.

Toenable those skilled in the art to which my invention belongs to makeand use the same, I will proceed to describe it more in detail.

Many efforts have been heretofore made to produce a good, convenient,and -cheap hose-supporter, but noue ofthe devices have come into generaluse, and

the object of my present improvements is' the production of acombinedskirt and hose-supporter,l which shall obviate, in a great measure,theobjections to 'previous hose-supporters, and the nature of myinvention consists in the peculiar combination of the various partswhich constitutethe article as hereafter de-v In the drawiilgs A is aband, which is provided with a buckle, a, whereby the article can beattached to the waist cf the'wearer. To the bandA is attached theskirt-supporting part B, while to the sides of the part B are attachedthe hip-pads, C C, to the lower ends of which are fastened the elastichose-supporting tapes D D, the ends of the latter being passed throughthe loops c c, and then fastened or secured to the'adjusting-clasps b b,whereby" the yends d dof the hoseattaehments E E, which are passedthrough the loops can be drawn up with greater or less force.

The ends d d ofthe attachments E E may be fastened or connected to thetops of the hose by buttons, or in any other desirable manner.

The hip-pads C G are quite important, since they prevent thedisplacement of the elastic hose-support-y ing tapes D D, either whensitting or walking.-

If the elastics D D extended up to the band A, or Were connected tonarrow non-elastic tapes or pieces, there would be great liability ofsuch long, narrow connecting-pieces becoming twisted about the person,especially when sitting down.

By means of the wide hip-pads, the above-named objections are obviated,while, at the same time, all chaiing is avoided, which would result fromthe use of narrow connecting-pieces.

The supporter part B affords a very convenient support for the skirts.,

An elastic gore-piece may be set into the back of the parts A and B, ifpreferred, and they may be made to be laced together, if preferred.

My combined skirt and hose-supporter has been tested, and it has giventhe best of satisfaction.

Having described my combined skirt and hose-supporter, i

What I claim therein as new, and 'of my invention, and desire to secureby Letters -Patent as an v impor-v tant article of manufacture, is-` Theskirt-supporter B, to which are attached the hose-supporters D, thelatter being provided with hippads C, and the Whole being combined andarranged substantially as set forth.

MARIA J. FOSS.

Witnesses:

'F. H. PENYAN,

SARAH C. HILL.

